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I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.
Andy Cohen

Meaning of "obsessively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSESSIVELY

obsessively  [əbˈsɛsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSESSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsessively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBSESSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obsessively in the English dictionary

The definition of obsessively in the dictionary is in a manner that is motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness. Other definition of obsessively is in a manner that reveals a continual preoccupation with a particular activity, person, or thing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSESSIVELY


aggressively
əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
concessively
kənˈsɛsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
degressively
dɪˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
excessively
ɪkˈsesɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
impressively
ɪmˈprɛsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
massively
ˈmæsɪvlɪ
oppressively
əˈprɛsɪvlɪ
possessively
pəˈzɛsɪvlɪ
progressively
prəˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
regressively
rɪˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
repressively
rɪˈprɛsɪvlɪ
retrogressively
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
successively
səkˈsɛsɪvlɪ
transgressively
trænzˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSESSIVELY

observative
observator
observatories
observatory
observe
observer
observer force
observer mission
observer team
observingly
obsess
obsessed
obsession
obsessional
obsessionally
obsessionist
obsessive
obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessiveness
obsessor

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSESSIVELY

actively
alternatively
collaboratively
collectively
comparatively
competitively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
inductively
lively
lovely
negatively
objectively
positively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
respectively
selectively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of obsessively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBSESSIVELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obsessively» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obsessively

Translation of «obsessively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSESSIVELY

Find out the translation of obsessively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obsessively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obsessively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

痴迷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsesivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

obsessively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obsessively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بقلق شديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одержимо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsessivamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগলের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsessionnelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obsesif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

besessen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しつように
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강박 관념
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obsessively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ám ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிகழ்த்தப்படுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obsessively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takıntılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossessivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsesyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одержимо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsesiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μανιωδώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingewikkeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvångsmässigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsessively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIVELY»

The term «obsessively» is regularly used and occupies the 66.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsessively

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10 QUOTES WITH «OBSESSIVELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obsessively.
1
Keegan Allen
Once I start reading something, I can't stop. I obsessively read, which is a problem with long books!
2
David Alan Basche
I have to admit: I have been known to be obsessively neat and like things arranged 'just so.'
3
James Van Der Beek
I remember one day during my freshman year of high school, when as usual I was obsessively listening to a cast recording: it may have been 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' And I remember sitting there, totally absorbed, saying to myself, 'I can do this.'
4
Amber Benson
I admit it: I'm a freak who sits obsessively in front of my computer typing my name into Yahoo Search over and over again. I'm a closet Amberholic. Please help me!
5
Andy Cohen
I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.
6
Vir Das
I wouldn't call myself successful, just obsessively exhausted. The music makes me smile, the movies make me feel humbled, and the comedy saves my life every day.
7
Chris Diamantopoulos
I started watching 'The Stooges' religiously and obsessively when I was probably about four or five years old till around the age of 18.
8
Joan Didion
A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.
9
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.
10
Brian Ferneyhough
Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSESSIVELY»

Discover the use of obsessively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsessively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to ...
TIIIS 111E Has anyone ever undesirably & obsessively pursued you 10. INTRUDING UPON YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY OR COWORKERS O l 2 3 4 (c.g., trying to bcfricnd your friends, family or coworkers; seeking to be invited to social events.
William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg, 2004
2
Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 ...
16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists A.V. Club. iiwaotw I6 FILMS FEATURING MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS, IO GREAT SONGS  ...
A.V. Club, 2009
3
The One Voice of James Dickey: His Letters and Life, 1970-1997
... time ago, and we should turn to other things: things like . .. well, comfort."20 Dickey seemed to be waging a war against time itself,what he had called in an early poem,“The Leap,”“that eternal process / Most obsessively wrong with the world.
James Dickey, Gordon Van Ness, 2005
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How Passion Relates to Performance: A Study of Consultant ...
The research showed that, within the sample taken, the higher performers (as summarised by PR, BS and ARPI) were more likely to be obsessively passionate. On reflection of the DMP theory, it seems more likely that people would be ...
Trevor J. Cadieux, 2011
5
Lefty's Playbook
With special cultural gardening tools and special flora in hand, Lefty seeds the ground of ideas, obsessively nurturing every sign of growth, obsessively fostering fruitful ventures, and obsessively pruning those that grow too wild, too early—that  ...
JW
6
America in the Gilded Age: Third Edition
on. the. island. Spain. clung. obsessively. to. the. usual. belief. of. an. imperial power fighting an impossible guerrilla war, that increased resources and a final sustained campaign would result in the defeat of the enemy. Moreover, Spanish ...
Sean Dennis Cashman, 1993
7
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and ...
... are motivated by fear and anxiety ratherthaninterestinandenjoymentof theactivity,suchasisthecasewith gifted children and their passions.Thus,“ obsessively gifted”is qualitatively, if not quantitatively,different from Obsessive- Compulsive.
James T. Webb, 2005
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Obsessive-compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting ...
During this time, I wavered from working obsessively (to keep myself occupied) to being so depressed that I would sleep for fourteen hours straight. At this time, I also obtained five consultations from different cosmetic surgeons with regard to ...
Fred Penzel, 2000
9
Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream
'My father', Edvard wrote, was temperamentally nervous and obsessively religious -to the point of psychoneurosis. From him I inherited the seeds of madness. The angels of fear, sorrow and death stood by my side since the day I was born.
Sue Prideaux, Edvard Munch, 2007
10
Women Who Love Too Much
We who love obsessively are full of fear—fear of being alone, fear of being unlovable and unworthy, fear of being ignored or abandoned or destroyed. We give our love in the desperate hope that the man with whom we're obsessed will take ...
Robin Norwood, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSESSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obsessively is used in the context of the following news items.
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An Anxious Moment Makes People Clean Obsessively
Whether you're a person biting her nails during a phone interview or a polar bear pacing its cage, anxious animals often do the same thing over ... «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
2
One Of The Biggest Upsets In UFC History
Others pointed out that Dillashaw studied Barao obsessively, planned to exploit all of his bad habits. It wasn't that Dillashaw was great, they ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
3
Spend Friday night at a real hip-hop party
While DJs obsessively chased records, the goal was to share them, not hoard artifacts. The DJs of Thelonius and Heavy Rotation parties stick ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Grow better veggies with LED lights
Side effects may also include crops being less likely to binge on chocolate, obsessively watch Friday Night Lights, and pick fights with their boyfriends. Source: «Grist, Jul 15»
5
Hiring and firing lessons from the Toshiba scandal
Focusing obsessively on knowledge and skills is a problem in most companies in every field. Taking character as well as competence into ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
6
Janesville's Father John Auby leaves a legacy of laughter and love
Felix was the obsessively tidy roommate of Oscar the slob on the television show, “The Odd Couple.” Now consider: Kids get messy sitting still. «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
7
Reality TV show "Hoarders: Family Secrets" is filming in Great Falls
The series focuses on people who obsessively hoard to the point that collecting overwhelms their families and their lives. During each episode, a team of experts ... «KTVQ Billings News, Jul 15»
8
Cable News Ratings And Presidential Elections: A 2016 Love Story …
The CNN portion of the chart above best demonstrates this erraticism. Notice the spike CNN saw in March 2014, the same month it obsessively ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
9
The 5 most awesomely stupid things Donald Trump has done in just …
But you find yourself obsessively clicking on every story that pops up about his presidential campaign because it is just so, so amazing. «BGR, Jul 15»
10
8 On Your Side Investigates: Inside a mind of a female predator
They obsessively crave and cultivate unhealthy, often illegal relationships. They want affection, attention and admiration. “A young boy looks up ... «WFLA, Jul 15»

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